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BORROWINGS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
BORROWINGS |
Schedule of bank borrowings |
|  | At December 31, |  | At December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2018
|  | $ |  | $
Bank borrowings |  | 2,043,974 |  | 1,442,353
Analysis as: |  |  |  |
Short-term |  | 829,035 |  | 808,555
Long-term, current portion |  | 718,034 |  | 107,461
Subtotal for short-term |  | 1,547,069 |  | 916,016
Long-term borrowings on project assets—current |  | 142,920 |  | 208,755
Long-term, non-current portion |  | 353,985 |  | 317,582
Borrowings from non-banking institutions |  | 318,122 |  | 244,958
Analysis as: |  |  |  |
Short-term |  | 270 |  | 48,321
Long-term, current portion |  | 61,623 |  | 63,590
Subtotal for short-term |  | 61,893 |  | 111,911
Long-term borrowings on project assets—current |  | 205,873 |  | 57,015
Long-term, non-current portion |  | 50,356 |  | 76,032
Total |  | 2,362,096 |  | 1,687,311
Schedule of the Company's short-term borrowings |
|  | At December 31, |  | At December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2018
|  | $ |  | $
Bank borrowings |  |  |  |
Short-term bank borrowings secured by restricted cash |  | 267,507 |  | 285,715
Short-term bank borrowings secured by inventories |  | 7,652 |  | —
Short-term bank borrowings secured by prepaid land use rights and property, plant and equipment |  | 248,502 |  | 275,000
Short-term bank borrowings secured by project assets and solar power systems |  | 2,700 |  | 45,000
Unsecured short-term borrowings |  | 302,674 |  | 202,840
Long-term borrowings due within one year |  |  |  |
Long-term borrowings due within one year secured by inventories |  | — |  | 5,003
Long-term borrowings due within one year secured by prepaid land use rights and property, plant and equipment |  | 8,313 |  | 21,686
Long-term borrowings due within one year secured by project assets and solar power systems |  | 558,721 |  | 63,736
Long-term borrowings due within one year secured by restricted cash |  | — |  | 12,493
Long-term bank borrowings due within one year secured by equity |  | 151,000 |  | —
Unsecured long-term borrowings due within one year |  | — |  | 4,543
|  | 1,547,069 |  | 916,016
Borrowings from non-banking institutions |  |  |  |
Short-term borrowings secured by project assets |  | 270 |  | —
Short-term borrowings secured by prepaid land use rights and property, plant and equipment |  | — |  | 43,711
Long-term borrowings due within one year secured by project assets |  | — |  | 23,396
Unsecured short-term borrowings |  | — |  | 4,610
Unsecured long-term borrowings due within one year |  | 61,623 |  | 40,194
|  | 61,893 |  | 111,911
Total |  | 1,608,962 |  | 1,027,927
Schedule of the company's long-term borrowings on project assets - current |
|  | At December 31, |  | At December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2018
Bank borrowings |  | $ |  | $
Long-term borrowings on project assets-current secured by project assets |  | 131,562 |  | 208,755
Unsecured Long-term borrowings on project assets—current |  | 11,358 |  | —
Borrowings from non-banking institutions |  |  |  |
Long-term borrowings on project assets-current secured by project assets |  | 205,873 |  | 57,015
Total |  | 348,793 |  | 265,770
Schedule of the Company's long-term borrowings |
|  | At December 31, |  | At December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2018
|  | $ |  | $
Bank borrowings |  |  |  |
Unsecured long-term bank borrowings |  | 87,852 |  | 97,237
Long-term bank borrowings secured by project assets and solar power systems |  | 24,640 |  | 161,628
Long-term bank borrowings secured by property, plant and equipment |  | 83,329 |  | 32,863
Long-term bank borrowings secured by equity |  | 150,000 |  | —
Long-term bank borrowings secured by restricted cash |  | — |  | 12,483
Long-term bank borrowings secured by accounts receivable |  | — |  | 8,361
Long-term borrowings secured by inventory |  | 8,164 |  | 5,010
|  | 353,985 |  | 317,582
Borrowings from non-banking institutions |  |  |  |
Long-term borrowings secured by project assets and solar power systems |  | — |  | 65,623
Unsecured long-term borrowings |  | 50,356 |  | 10,409
|  | 50,356 |  | 76,032
Total |  | 404,341 |  | 393,614
Schedule of future principal repayments on the long-term borrowings |
2019 |  |  | 436,821
2020 |  |  | 62,255
2021 |  |  | 120,477
2022 |  |  | 48,444
2023 |  |  | 5,970
Thereafter |  |  | 156,468
Total |  |  | 830,435
Less: future principal repayment related to long-term borrowings, current portion |  |  | (436,821)
Total long-term portion |  | $ | 393,614
Schedule of interest incurred |
|  | Years Ended December 31
|  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018
|  | $ |  | $ |  | $
Interest capitalized—project assets |  | 47,881 |  | 13,274 |  | 15,462
Interest capitalized—solar power systems |  | 3,113 |  | — |  | —
Interest capitalized—property, plant and equipment |  | 819 |  | 1,010 |  | 1,182
Interest expense |  | 69,723 |  | 117,971 |  | 106,032
Total interest incurred |  | 121,536 |  | 132,255 |  | 122,676

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